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Definitions for Curses

[1] the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
[2] a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another.
[3] the act of reciting such a formula.
[4] a profane oath; curse word.
[5] an evil that has been invoked upon one.
[6] the cause of evil, misfortune, or trouble.
[7] something accursed.
[8] Slang . the menstrual period; menstruation (usually preceded by the ).
[9] an ecclesiastical censure or anathema.
[10] to wish or invoke evil, calamity, injury, or destruction upon.
[11] to swear at.
[12] to blaspheme.
[13] to afflict with great evil.
[14] to excommunicate.
[15] to utter curses; swear profanely.
[16] often facetious an expression of disappointment or dismay
[17] a profane or obscene expression of anger, disgust, surprise, etc; oath
[18] an appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a specific person, group, etc
[19] harm resulting from an appeal to a supernatural power to be under a curse
[20] something that brings or causes great trouble or harm
[21] a saying, charm, effigy, etc, used to invoke a curse
[22] an ecclesiastical censure of excommunication
[23] the curse informal menstruation or a menstrual period
[24] (intr) to utter obscenities or oaths
[25] (tr) to abuse (someone) with obscenities or oaths
[26] (tr) to invoke supernatural powers to bring harm to (someone or something)
[27] (tr) to bring harm upon
[28] (tr) another word for excommunicate

Words related to Curses

cursebane, obscenity, expletive, profanity, whammy, disaster, scourge, evil, calamity, burden, jinx, cuss, obloquy, malediction, execration, sacrilege, blasphemy, profanation, commination, imprecation

Words nearby Curses

cursecurry leaf, curry powder, curry puff, currycomb, curschmann's spirals, curse, curse word, cursed, curses, cursive, cursor

Origin of Curses

before 1050; Middle English curs (noun), cursen (verb), Old English curs (noun), cursian (verb), of disputed origin

Words that may be confused with Curses

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, cursecoarse, course, curse, curse, cuss

Other words from Curses

curs·er , noun
out·curse , verb (used with object), out·cursed, out·curs·ing.
un·curs·ing , adjective

Word origin for Curses

Old English cursian to curse, from curs a curse

Synonyms for Curses

bane, expletive, obscenity, profanity, whammy, anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cussing, damning, denunciation, execration, fulmination, imprecation, malediction, oath, obloquy, profanation, sacrilege, swearing, vilification, cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, double whammy, four-letter word, malison, naughty words, no-no, objuration, swear word